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Lost Windows Vista Password Hack

forgot password? Have you forgotten your windows vista password ?   you cannot login to your  computer / laptop ? No worries you can hack windows vista to reset your windows vista password.


Requirements :

1 ) Windows Vista DVD
2 ) Computer with Windows Vista

Please follow steps below to reset your Windows Vista Password in 10 minutes.

Steps :

1. Insert the Windows Vista DVD into the DVD drive and then restart the computer.
2. Change Boot Options 1st Priority to Optical Drive.
3. When system booting up, if the message “Press any key to boot from cd” appears, immediately press Enter.
4. On Language Settings, Time and Currency and Keyboard Layout screen, just choose the correct settings then click Next.
5. On Install Now screen, click Repair. Note: Click No just in case you get the message: Windows found problems with your computer’s startup options.
6. On the System Recovery Options screen, under Operating System, click Windows Vista then click Next. Then select Command Prompt.
7. At the command prompt windows, type the following command then press Enter after typing each command:
c:
cd windows\system32
echo ~takeown /f %1 /r /d y > TakeControlOf.cmd
echo ~icacls %1 /grant administrators:F /t
ren Magnify.exe Magnify.old
ren cmd.exe Magnify.exe

8. Restart the computer.
9. On the Welcome Screen, click the Ease button.
10. Check Make items on the screen larger then click OK.
11. At the prompt, type the command then press Enter.

net user Administrator /active:yes
exit

12. Restart the computer.


13.
At the welcome screen, logon using the local administrator account.
14. Access Control Panel then click User Accounts. Select the username of the account you can’t login to then remove the password.
15. Log off on the current local administrator account your are logon to.
16. Check if you can logon to your user account now.
17. Open c:\windows\system32.
18. Right click on Magnify.exe, select Properties -> Security -> Advanced -> Owner -> Edit -> Administrators then click OK.
19. Select Edit -> Administrators -> Full Control then click Apply then OK.
20. Rename Magnify.old to Magnify.exe
21. Open command prompt then type the command then press Enter.
net user Administrator /active:no

i hope this will help you :) feedback will be appreciate.

  1. April 8th, 2009 at 18:07 | #1

    Amazing. Very clever approach to get back Windows Vista account. Genius. 10/10 from me on this one.

  2. Shane Whitney
    April 15th, 2009 at 14:17 | #2

    I’ve been trying to get into my mums computer for a while (she runs Vista, btw). She has an account in my name, but it has not been used in at least 6 months. Recently, I was trying to guess the password on it. Once I discovered the password, a notice came up that the password was expired. So I reset the password to something I knew I would remember, and then tried to log in. Another note came up that said that the account had a time restriction set that would not let me on at that time. So I waited like 12 hours to try it again, but with no better luck. Maybe you could give me an explination to this???

  3. April 15th, 2009 at 18:39 | #3

    @Shane Whitney if you want to take over the account you need to have administrator password , you can simply use the method i explained in my post to get into vista using administrator password and then enable your account and it will not hurt any other account on the computer ,
    let me know if you need further help.

  4. holmanguy
    April 24th, 2009 at 18:44 | #4

    this is awesome…didn’t have to download software for $35.00 just for a password removal…what can one say after this?

  5. Kenny
    May 8th, 2009 at 14:02 | #5

    Very cleaver, I appreciate the fix it worked like a charm. You sir could be a genius.

  6. May 12th, 2009 at 10:10 | #6

    thanks you all yup this is great tip that saves lots of time data and off course money :) . i will post more tricks soon.

  7. jan marcco
    August 27th, 2009 at 07:02 | #7

    what if I dont have a windows vista dvd.. is there a way to get back the password..

  8. wskaihd
    October 8th, 2009 at 13:32 | #8

    I have purchased Windows Password Recovery Tool . it not only supports XP, 2000, and NT, I have personally tested it with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password. I Wrote it to an old 128mb USB flash drive do this. Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm.

  9. lee
    October 9th, 2009 at 06:38 | #9

    wow, this is totally awesome.thanks a lot. then again, what does ” /f %1 /r /d y > ” means, i’m interested in learning CMD =D

  10. October 9th, 2009 at 06:56 | #10

    :) thanks all

  11. Im_Csaby
    November 2nd, 2009 at 19:52 | #11

    Those commands are from a batch file imo… %1 is a variable used in a batch file, it’s for a parameter. And the echo commands are not doing anything.. the first one just writes that text into a file, the next one just echoes is… I think that those are just echoed instead of remark.
    You might correct me if I’m wrong. :-)

  12. kevin
    November 20th, 2009 at 03:42 | #12

    I have downloaded windows password key 8.0. It is a very quick and useful utility for resetting passwords. It not only supports XP, 2000, and NT, I have personally tested it with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password.
    Just an easy to use bootable CD/DVD . It can also be used on a USB Flash Drive. http://www.lostwindowspassword.com/

  13. Annyyu22
    November 25th, 2009 at 05:54 | #13

    But is helpful for me to download .once I lost my windows administrator password.I solved my problem with the help of windows password key. it works very good .

  14. Samm
    December 29th, 2009 at 07:31 | #14

    Hi, all worked well till I had to rename magnify back to exe can no longer run command prompt either, do u know any way I can fix this I gave full control permissions…

    Thanks….

  15. amz choudhury
    January 8th, 2010 at 09:46 | #15

    Brilliant. Laptop was sitting with forgotten password for a month! Thank u very much.

    5 minute job…unbelievable!

  16. tinker
    January 18th, 2010 at 09:38 | #16

    Forgot windows password?Do not be so anxious. I know a tool which can help reset windows password, need no to reinstall the windows os, its safely and easily.By using “Any Windows Password Recovery 3.0 ” ,could be helpful.

    You can get it from the reference link:
    http://www.anypasswordrecovery.com/download.html

  17. ashley
    February 1st, 2010 at 08:20 | #17

    Maybe Advanced Windows Password Recovery 4.0 can help you to crack PC password, I used it before, it remove the windows login password quickly and no data loss. it’s my favorite tool.
    You can learn it from: http://digg.com/software/Advanced_Windows_Password_Recovery_Password_Reset

  18. Larry
    July 13th, 2010 at 07:42 | #18

    At one time I forgot windows password. I created a windows password reset disk with a program from http://www.windowsloginrecovery.com/ and I successfully reset the forgotten password with the disk.

  19. rcmichelle
    August 20th, 2010 at 06:27 | #19

    you can try to Google Password Genius

  20. September 29th, 2010 at 01:57 | #20

    This is a brilliant Hack!
    Executed in a few minutes password recovered, utilities put back.
    Saved my bacon removing a password for a customer!
    Thank you for posting this!

    Mark Beckley

  21. December 4th, 2010 at 19:20 | #21

    HooRah!! Quick and Smooth! I’m no longer puling my hair out!! Thank you very much, happy Chappy

  22. rubinho
    December 15th, 2010 at 18:23 | #22

    you’re a life saver!! tried everthing from ophcrack to all kinds of things on the net and nothing worked! thanks a lot!

  23. Hnkding
    March 17th, 2011 at 08:05 | #23

    I love this trick man, when i came accross this, i couldn’t help to try.

    http://digg.com/news/story/Forgot_your_Windows_password_How_to_reset_Windows_Passwor

  24. Pete
    June 13th, 2011 at 05:47 | #24

    Hey , Thanks so much, take me 5 minutes to get back windows !!! ( and laptop ) great !!!

    Have a good day !!!

  25. Daniel
    July 16th, 2011 at 21:59 | #25

    If you do not have the vista disk then any flavor of windows 7 dvd will get you to the comand prompt, smooth sailing from there!

  26. Lorenzo
    September 21st, 2011 at 20:26 | #26

    I have lost my admin pswd on my Vista OS. Is there a way reset this? Your help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you.

  27. muyo
    September 29th, 2011 at 15:14 | #27

    Great…Thanks

  28. Mr Dude You Rock!
    December 9th, 2011 at 00:34 | #28

    Mr Dude You Rock!

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